Science News, February 09, 2013

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Scientific American, July 2015

In this issue: "Mystery of the Hidden Cosmos": The invisible dark matter particles that dominate the universe may come in strange and varied forms. "What Doesn't Kill You…": Chemicals that plants make to ward off pests stimulate nerve cells in ways that may protect the brain against diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. "Life at Hell's Gate": An astonishing discovery is forcing scientists to reconsider whether life can exist in the most extreme places on Earth and in space. "Out-Shining Silicon": An upstart material – perovskite – could finally make solar cells that are cheaper and more efficient than the prevailing silicon technology.

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Turn to Science News for the latest coverage of biology, astronomy, the physical sciences, behavioral sciences, math and computers, chemistry, and earth science. Since its debut in 1922, the publication has been known for its sharp writing and up-to-date coverage of the latest scientific research. Science News is committed to providing reports on scientific and technical developments that the layman will find interesting and easy to digest.

Audible Technology Review, 12-Month Subscription

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Audible Fast Company, June 2015

In this issue: "The Most Creative People in Business 2015": Meet the visionaries who are changing the way we work, shop, eat, build, play, learn, and explore. "Amy Poehler is Really Making Herself Uncomfortable": Amy Poehler is throwing herself into new waters as a multimedia entrepreneur.

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At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise

The atom, the big bang, DNA, natural selection - all are ideas that have revolutionized science; and all were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped in recent years, and in At the Edge of Uncertainty, best-selling author Michael Brooks investigates the new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.

The Higgs Boson and Beyond

In this 12-lecture masterpiece of scientific reporting, you'll learn everything you need to know to fully grasp the significance of this discovery, including the basics of quantum mechanics; the four forces that comprise the Standard Model of particle physics; how these forces are transmitted by fields and particles; and the importance of symmetry in physics.

The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World

A worldwide race is on to perfect the next engine of economic growth, the advanced lithium-ion battery. It will power the electric car, relieve global warming, and catapult the winner into a new era of economic and political mastery. Can the United States win? Steve LeVine was granted unprecedented access to a secret federal laboratory outside Chicago, where a group of geniuses is trying to solve this next monumental task of physics. But these scientists - almost all foreign born - are not alone.

To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science

In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg takes us across centuries, from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and the Museum of Alexandria to the cathedral school of Chartres and the Royal Society of London. He shows that the scientists of ancient and medieval times not only did not understand what we understand about the world--they did not understand what there is to understand or how to understand it.

Forbes, June 22, 2015

In this issue: "High Yield on Main Street: Investors Earn 12% Lending to Small Business, When Banks Won't" by Laura Shin. "Message to Ambitious Countries: Clean Up Your Money Messes" by Steve Forbes. "How Donald Trump Bought a Mansion Once Listed At $100 Million for Pennies on the Dollar" by Erin Carlyle. "20 Stocks the Richest Hedge Fund Billionaires Are Buying and Selling Now" by Liyan Chen and Nathan Vardi. "Martha Stewart Preps Sale of Empire Once Worth $2 Billion" by Clare O'Connor. "Upholding International Law" by Paul Johnson. "The Birth of Bond" by Rich Karlgaard.

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The Fisherman's Testament

It is the year AD 62. The notorious Roman emperor Nero orders Marco Junio Vitalis, a seasoned military general, to assist him in a most peculiar legal proceeding. Vitalis interrogates an elderly Jewish fisherman named Peter, who many years earlier had been a close friend of a man known as Jesus - the same Jesus condemned to death in Jerusalem by Pontius Pilate.

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Turn to Science News for the latest coverage of biology, astronomy, the physical sciences, behavioral sciences, math and computers, chemistry, and earth science. This 75-year-old publication is known for its sharp writing and up-to-date coverage of the latest scientific research. Since its debut in 1922, Science News has been committed to providing reports on scientific and technical developments that the layman would find interesting and easy to digest.

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